Institutional Scholarships

Red Carpet Scholarship

Amount: $250 per semester

Duration: First two consecutive semesters at TSJC

Criteria: Available to all high school senior students who participate in either the Red Carpet or Spring Fest events. Participating students are given a certificate at the event and are responsible for bringing the certificate to the Financial Aid Office to redeem the scholarship.

GED Graduate Scholarship

Amount: $250 per semester

Duration: First two consecutive semesters at TSJC

Criteria: Available to all GED Graduates who participate in the GED Graduation. Participating students are given a certificate at the event and are responsible for bringing the certificate to the Financial Aid Office to redeem the scholarship.

Try 3 on TSJC Scholarship

Amount: 3 credit hours on-campus in-state tuition rate

Duration: First semester at TSJC

Criteria: This award provides a 3 credit hour scholarship to a transfer student, former TSJC student or student who has never been to college. Student must carry at least 15 credit hours for a fall or spring semester or 6 credit hours for a summer semester.

Deadline: August 15th for 2015 fall semester

President's Scholarship

Amount: 12 credit hours per semester on-campus in-state tuition rate

Duration: Fall and spring semesters

Criteria: Scholarships available to the Valedictorian and Salutatorian from the graduating classes of public high schools within the eight county service area. Online, private school and home school students can also apply for the President’s Scholarship using their GPA and ACT scores.

Deadline: August 15th for 2015 fall semester

Automatic Merit 3.8-4.0

Amount: $600 per semester maximum

Duration: Up to two years or 60 credit hours based on academic performance

Criteria: Available to all new incoming students who apply prior to first semester at TSJC and have earned a cumulative high school GPA of 3.8 – 4.0 or who have a composite ACT score of 25 or higher. Students are required to carry 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a GPA of 3.8 or higher. Cumulative GPA will be used for continuing eligibility.

Deadline: August 15th for 2015 fall semester

Automatic Merit 3.0-3.799

Amount: $400 per semester maximum

Duration: Up to two years or 60 credit hours based on academic performance

Criteria: Available to all new incoming students who apply prior to first semester at TSJC and have earned a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 – 3.799 or who have a composite ACT score between 21 and 24. Students are required to carry 15 credit hours per semester and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Cumulative GPA will be used for continuing eligibility.

State Tuition Discount Program

College Opportunity Fund (COF) state funded program*

Criteria: Undergraduate students enrolled at state college and universities are eligible if they are classified as Colorado residents for tuition purposes. Eligible undergraduate students must apply, be admitted and enroll at a participating institution.

Financial Aid

Pell Grant federal funded program*

Amount: $2,823/semester maximum eligibility (subject to change)

Duration: Continuing

Criteria: The award is available to full-time students who are U.S. citizens, meet other federal mandated guidelines and are making satisfactory academic progress. Eligibility is based on FAFSA application.

Deadline: Apply online at www.fafsa.gov. The deadline for early consideration for Financial Aid is May 1st, preceding the college year for which assistance is desired.

Colorado Student Grant (CSG) state funded program*

Amount: $750/semester maximum eligibility (subject to change)

Duration: Continuing, based on satisfactory academic progress

Criteria: Students must be residents of the State of Colorado and must demonstrate financial need.

Deadline: Funds are awarded to early applicants who meet the financial aid deadline of May 1st.

Trinidad State Junior College applies all Insitutional Scholarship awards directly to charges on the student’s college fee bill (including tuition, college and student fees and on-campus housing). All Institutional Scholarships take the form of a credit to the student’s account in the amount established for each scholarship in a particular year. There is no cash value to the scholarships, nor can they be carried over from one semester to the next. All merit scholarship recipients must maintain grade point average eligibility as described in the award.

Students interested in financial aid must also apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). College Opportunity Fund and FAFSA programs are state and federally funded assistance programs based on residency and income criteria. Award amounts for these programs are subject to change based on program requirements and federal and state regulations.

The College Opportunity Fund and any state financial aid assistance are only available to students classified as Colorado residents for tuition purposes. Refunds are applied to a student’s Higher One refund card.